2017 deportation decrease despite an increase in ICE arrests

Feb 25, 2018 News

By Attorney Gail Seeram

Many individuals who are detained in immigration detention facilities do not know their rights and are often misinformed by immigration officers and facility workers. If detained, DO NOT WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO A HEARING before a judge.
Many officers try to intimidate detained individuals to waive their right so they can be deported faster. Always remember, whether you are a U.S. citizen, permanent resident or undocumented immigrant, you have the right to be treated with humanity, respect and dignity while in detention. Detainees do not forgo their human rights while in detention.
Trump campaigned for President promising to deport or remove the “bad hombres” in the U.S. However, for fiscal year 2017, ICE removed 226,119 compared to 240,255 people during the 2016 fiscal year (under President Obama). So, ironically, under Trump first year as President and with all his executive orders, his administration saw a decline in deportation/removals for fiscal year 2017. The decline in deportations may be due to the decline in illegal border crossings, which was down by two-thirds compared to the prior year.
However, ICE arrested more than 28,000 “non-criminal immigration violators” between Jan. 22 and Sept. 2, 2017. Under the Trump administration, we have seen ICE trying to go after the easy targets instead of apprehending criminal aliens.
Scores of immigrants are detained without basic due process. Immigration detainees have no right to a lawyer, and an estimated 84% of detainees do not have attorneys. Immigration detainees aren’t guaranteed a prompt bond hearing to determine whether their detention is even justified in the first place. In some cases, immigrants convicted of minor crimes are subjected to mandatory detention during their immigration cases and categorically denied bond. The sad result is that thousands of immigrants are needlessly incarcerated, often for months or even years, without ever getting a day in court to determine whether they should even be detained in the first place.
Although an immigrant has no right to an attorney, an immigrant can be represented by an attorney but will have to pay legal fees. Consult and hire an immigration lawyer to defend your right and advocate for you to remain in the U.S.

For more information, contact Gail Law Firm:
Email: Gail@GailLaw.com
Phone: 1-877-GAIL-LAW or 407-292-7730
www.MyOrlandoImmigrationLawyer.com
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